Cardcase



July 31, 1923.

P. A. GARDNER CARDCASE Filed June 6. 1921 H mm T .A f

' for closin Patented M 31, 1923.

UNITED STATES PRINCE A. GARDNER, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

CARDCASE.

Application filed June 6,

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, PRINCE A. G xnnnnn, a citizen of the United Statesresidm at the cit of St. Louis,in the tate of issouri, ave inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Cardcases, of which the followingis a specification. v

The object of this invention is to facilitate the removal of cards froma cardcase.

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification, inwhich like numbers of reference denote like parts wherever they occur,

Figure 1 is an elevation of a cardcase with the flap open; and

Figure 2 is a sectional view on the hue 2-2 in Figure 1.

The cardcase may be in any form, but in the drawing it is shown ascomposed of a main body 1 containing a pocket 2, the flap 3 beingattached to the main body 1 the pocket 2 and holding the cards 4 terein. A ball 5 and socket 6, snap fastening, fastens flap 3.

A leather stra 7 (or a piece of ta or the like), provi ed with anenlarge and 8, passes through slit 9 in the front wall of main bod 1 andis long enough to double on itse f within pocket 2 and its end oppositeend 8 to reach substantially to the upper part of pocket 2, after havingfirst extended to the lower part of the said pocket. At the lower partof pocket 2 a bend 10 occurs in strap 7. Cards 4 seat in the said bend10. At the top. of the inner end of stra 7 a cross-piece 11 holds thesaid end to t e back wall of the main body 1, both of the said membersbeing attached to the said main body 1 b a stitching 12, or othersuitable means. he enlarged end 8 is given some rigidity b 'being formedpreferably by fastening a dis or pair of disks 13 by stitching 14 tostrap '7. -In the drawings, the outer end of strap 7 is shown asfastened between a pair of disks 13. The said disks are large enough toprevent the drawing of strap through. slit 9. The inner end of strap 7lies between cross-piece 11 and the back of main body 1. The saidcross-piece 11 stifiens the back and acts as a steadier for strap 7 inits movement hereinbefore described.

When it is desired to remove some of the cards or one of the cards 4from the pocket 1921. Serial No. 475,289.

2 the outer end of strap 7, formed of the disks 13, is grasped by thefingers and pulled. This causes the bend 10 to travel upwardly in pocket2 and thus to elevate the supply of cards 4 to the positionshown indotted lines in Figure 2,'which makes it easy to take hold of one of thecards 4 and to withdraw it from the cardcase. This is furtherfacilitated by the cutaway 15.

Having thus described this invention, I hereby reserve the benefit ofall changes in form, arrangement, order, or use of parts, as it isevident that man minor changes may be made therein wit out departingfrom the spirit of this invention or the scope of the following claims.

I claim:

1'. A receptacle containin within the said pocket and the other endexposed exterior to the receptacle, the said strap being bentintermediate its end at a point located within its said pocket, the saidpocket containing a slit throu h which the said strap passes and'thesaid a pocket and I having a strap one end of w ich is fastened st'raphaving a disk at its outer end to pre- ,vent its slipping through saidslit and providin a finger grip for facilitatin the drawing of said'straoutward of said slit to eifect the lifting o the contents upwardly ofsaid receptacle, the means within the said pocket for attaching thereinthevother end of the said strap consisting of a cross-piece fastenedtransversely to the back of the main bod between which and the said backthe sai end is held, said cross-piece serving to brace the saidback.

2. A cardcase'comprising a body formed of flexible material and having arear wall and a front wall secured to the rear wall to form a pocket 0en at one end,- said rear wall having a onto the front wall to close theopen end of said pocket, said front wall having a transversely extendingslit formed therein immediatel below the upper free edge thereof, astrip of flat material havin one end portion'doubled upon itself andisposed within said pocket to provide a supporting and ei'lecting slingfor articles placed within t e latter, said strip havin one end securedto the inner side of sai rear wall and its other end freel projectingoutwardly of the slit. in said a strip secured transversely of the upperap extension foldable' portion of the inner side of said rear wall andin crossed relation over the inner end of said first mentioned striprandserving to brace the rear wall, and a disk carried at the outer free endof said first mentioned strip to limit the inward movement thereofthrough said slit and serving as a. finger emme grip for faeilitatin thedrawing of said strip outward of said slit to effect the lifting andejecting of the articles upwardly m of said pocket.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature. 4

PRINCE A. GARDNERJ

